Yeah, the guy that runs in elections to merely double his net worth every 4 years. :D
It's more of a problem that the GOP as a party is controlled by analysis paralysis these days. It's not controlled by extremists of any sort, but rather people who want to do absolutely nothing. The Dems...
Nope, it's more like:
Conservatives: "Pancakes!?! What the... Man, I thought the liberals were dumb just not that dumb. Oh well, learn something new every day."
But, that's sort of the gist of what I've heard them say about it. Most conservatives don't consume that garbage because it's not...
I always viewed UU as a sort of revision of Christianity that was willing to tolerate other faiths to suck them in. Anyone that goes to UU long enough becomes a Christian since that's where the bulk of their teachings are. FOMO or something... Anyway, never was really drawn to it even my pagan-y...
My religion is a selfie, so no group involvement required. But, TBH, nearly any religion can be practiced in this way so if the group dynamic is a problem eliminate it. Of course, you don't need a religion at all if that's what suits you.
I should be a Taoist, lol. Though seriously, I do admire that belief system. :D
Regarding the OP though @JeremK -- why do you have to pick? I think the best spiritual paths are just the one's that well up from within. The best path is the one you create.
I probably only use the term 'demon' to make funny jokes to people. For me, there are basically spirits, gods, and dead people. There are tons of synonymous names that mean the same thing, but that's basically it. I tend not to use "demon" or "devil" because it implies some negative connotation...
You should check your privilege, lol. (sorry, that's what people said to me when I thought along these lines! :D) But, anyway, there are other ways to provide equivalent functions but since these guys are the anarchy crowd basically their idea is that you pay for your own security. That's great...
Not as I see it... Catholics love their religion at the moment, but seriously have issues with the leadership. They didn't lose their faith in God or Jesus, but because of all the pedo problems, they're really disenchanted with the church as an organization. Many aren't even attending church as...
I'm guessing these are the same guys that came up with the Covid numbers. We all know how that went down, lol.
Anyway, such predictions and models are useless because they attempt to determine the future based on current or past history. If we could do this reliably we'd all be rich and never...
As soon as your agenda becomes more important than the safety and well-being of those around you, your agenda is worthless... And, I completely agree with your comment here. :D
There is no inherent to group-think and it's always lead to humanities stupidest moments.
I just don't think displaying a confederate flag is logically equivalent to the statement, "I like slavery." Especially, considering that I've seen many African-American folks who like to display the flag too. (Remember, there were black folks who served on the side of the Confederation.) For...
I'm rather convinced that most of the people that are convicted of crimes are idiots... I've managed to go through my life without talking **** to a policeman, getting thrown in a cop car, or doing anything else that would result in that being a problem for me. I've put zero effort at achieving...
The irony of the people opposed those whom have clung to the rebel flag while simultaneously never getting over the specter of slavery isn't beyond me. Neither concept holds any value to me as it was someone else's problem that was resolved two-hundred years before any of us were an apple in our...
Me, either, but look... Now, I know. (extreme sarcasm) :D
But, if you're throwing in your lot with the extreme leftist whack jobs I guess everyone to the right of Maxine Water's is a a Nazi.
I used to know some white power guys back in the day on a friend of a friend basis, but I know some...
Somehow, I don't think Antifa cares what label you give them any more than when you apply the same labels to far right groups.
On a technical basis, his powers of defining are group as a terrorist group is limited to foreign groups. However, Antifa isn't just a "USA" group. (Yeah, this is kinda...